Echi
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Sail no more
Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines, 2024
X1D, 45mm
We chanced upon this shipyard on our way to scout a small fishing village. We’re guessing these boats were part of the damage caused by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013 where 6,000 people reportedly perished. This area is directly off the Pacific Ocean so it regularly gets its fair share of typhoons.
Sail no more
Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines, 2024 X1D, 45mm We chanced upon this shipyard on our way to scout a small fishing village. We’re guessing these boats were part of the damage caused by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013 where 6,000 people reportedly perished. This ...
Beauty in tragedy.
Your images imbue the tragic end of these structures with poetic visual framing.... I am getting my camera tomorrow, and while I won't have enough time to immediately go and take my first images with it, it won't take me more than a few days to devote the...
But....
is he himself the same man still!?! My brother likes to say no, I like to say yes 😁........
Great photos! Typhoon Hayian or Yolanda as we called it locally in the Phils was devastating, I remember for living it, and being part of the first responder, just a day after it striked.
This sailboat could be from the more rescent Typhoon Odette that was also extremely violent in the visayas.
Interesting..
Thanks for the info. I was at the back end of things providing logistical support for one of the companies here. Devastating for sure. According to one army general that I had to coordinate with for transport, the reported death toll was quite understated...
Yes, it was quiet terrible, my company hosted a french NGO in our building facilities for month for free.
We stopped our activities and spent our time, energy and Personal money to help in the aftermath.. We were based in Cebu, and did many humanitarian missions in small island near cebu, such as malapascua and bantayan, giving food, meds, water and some basi...
Lovely takes!
They all work well in isolation, but the first tells a story with all the debris.
Love the first one! Such rich colors balanced against nature’s destructive powers.
The boats almost seem to have become part of the landscape. My son and his girlfriend are currently visiting there. 😊
